Behavioral Biases and Firm Behavior: Evidence from Kenyan Retail Shops

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Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 2013
Volume: 103
Issue: 3
Pages: 362-68

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Many subjects in lab experiments exhibit small-stakes risk aversion, consistent with loss aversion. Those with greater math skills are less likely to show small-stakes risk aversion. We argue that departures from expected utility maximization may help explain why many firms in developing countries leave high expected return investments unexploited. We show that among a sample of Kenyan shopkeepers, inventories are negatively associated with small-stakes risk aversion and positively associated with math skills.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:103:y:2013:i:3:p:362-68
Journal Field
General
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25